Though the college basketball season is still months away, teams around the country have been getting together for summer workouts.
These offseason stints give incoming freshmen their first taste of life as a college student-athlete. They also remind us where the stars of the most recent high school graduating class are taking their talents.
It’s hard for first-year players to carve a niche. College basketball represents a massive leap in talent, size and speed that younger players must adapt to. But it’s not uncommon for a freshman to find a role and thrive quickly. Oluchi Okananwa (Peabody, Mass.) did so last year at Duke, and Anna Foley (Andover, Mass.) was an instant-impact starter at Quinnipiac.
Here are ten players who, given their talent and their team’s potential needs, could quickly jump into important roles.
